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The shame of shaming – time for honest conversations

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19 May 2020

By Christina Kerrigan, Community Development and Partnerships officer with the Traveller Movement The constant talk of death by suicide is beyond shocking in the Traveller community. Hearing more and more, that people have ended their lives because of the shame they felt over their sexuality has been a...

May 2020 blog - Media representations of Gypsy, Roma and Irish Traveller women – depicting stereotypes rather than role models

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14 May 2020

By Patricia Stapleton, Policy Manager with the Traveller Movement This blog was first published in December 2019 by the Women's Resource Centre to mark 16 days of action against Gender-based violence. There is no denying the positive impact of the CEDAW convention in eliminating discrimination against...

April 2020 blog - Saving lives: Improving data collection of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in the Criminal Justice System

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15 April 2020

By Pamela Belonwu, Criminal Justice Policy & Campaigns officer with the Traveller Movement The Coronavirus crisis means most of us are in some form of lockdown. It spotlights how we look after our most vulnerable. Some have compared our nationwide restrictions to being in prison. Many will be...

In view of the recent outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), we’ve taken the decision to help protect members, friends of TM and colleagues by closing the Traveller Movement office.

All staff will be working remotely for the foreseeable future, meaning our team will be continuing providing services but through our social media platforms, over the email/zoom or other means of remote communication instead.

We will be updating our website and social media platforms on a regular basis.

If you are looking for further information, we have put together a specific Covid-19 page on our website with many resources and factsheets to assist during this difficult time. Please visit; https://www.travellermovement.org.uk/covid-19